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Ascostratum insigne

Ascostratum insigne Syd. & P. Syd., Annls mycol. 10(1): 41 (1912).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 214383; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06540, Fig. 1

Description: see Dissanayake et al. (2014).

Material considered: see Dissanayake et al. (2014).

 

Fig. 1 Ascostratum insigne (S, F7426! holotype). a Herbarium material. b Ascostromata on host surface. c Cross section of ascostromata. d, e Asci with distinct, short pedicel. f–i Ascospores. Scale bars: a = 1000 μm, b = 200 μm, c, e–i = 50 μm, d = 10 μm.

 

Importance and distribution

Ascostratum comprises two species. Ascostratum cainii was found on leaves of Ledum groenlandicum (Ericaceae). Ascostratum insigne was reported on bark of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) in Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).

 

Reference

Dissanayake AJ, Jayawardena RS, Boonmee S, Thambugala KM et al. 2014 – The status of Myriangiaceae (Dothideomycetes). Phytotaxa 176, 219–237.

 

 

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